

Also, MMR vaccines are available in India and that could work against your request for an expedite. In our experience unless there is a serious medical emergency the Consulate will not grant an expedite request for non-urgent medical procedures. Does this qualify for an emergency dropbox (we are eligible) appointment? Expedite requests for business, education/exchange (F, M, J visas), medical emergency are considered on a case-by-case basis. We are currently in India and need to return to the U.S. citizen and is due for her MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccines. A green card or lawful permanent resident status allows you to live in the U.S. However, if you wish to reside with them one of the qualifying family members would need to file a petition to sponsor your green card. How can I achieve this? In these circumstances, you could procure a tourist visa to visit the family for brief periods of time.

to be with my family (wife and two daughters - who are all American citizens).

I hold an Indian passport and have been in India since 2015. In certain circumstances that, among other things, are beyond the control of the green card holder it might be possible to procure a returning resident visa from the U.S. If a green card holder stayed outside of the United States for 1 year or more and had not applied for a re-entry permit before leaving the country, it is assumed that he/she has abandoned his/her permanent resident status. for at least half of the next five years before one is eligible to naturalize. After an extended absence, the clock is reset, and one would need to be physically present in the U.S. Extended absences would break the continuity. is continuous residence and physical presence in the United States. One of the mandatory criteria to naturalize as a citizen in the U.S.
